Category: LASIK Surgery

The answer is yes, no, and maybe – all of them deserve the same proportion of acceptance. A LASIK surgery can enhance any person’s life – sportsperson or not. Wearing glasses or contacts may be uncomfortable for sports people. Statistics suggest that very few sports people wear glasses, although the number of them wearing contacts […]

Laser in-situ keratomileusis or LASIK has now become the preferred choice for many doctors and patients because of how effective and safe it is compared to the other forms of treatment. Not only is it very effective and safe, it is also generally painless and the recovery fast. However, not all patients make a good […]

A fact of aging gracefully for most people lists as the eyes weaken over time. For some the cornea clouds and eye sight dim, but otherwise the eye remains healthy. Others have serious eye diseases that must become managed carefully. Since we are living longer healthier lives quality of life maintenance becomes an important issue. […]

A lot of people are asking how Lasik can change one’s vision. What they actually mean, although they may not be aware of it, is how much change can Lasik make in their lives. Well, this is of course very subjective since we all depend on our eyes in different ways. Moreover, some of us […]

Who wants complete freedom from glasses and contact lenses? Poor vision can be extremely inhibitive in daily tasks, especially when pregnant. However, is pregnancy a good time to consider Lasik surgery? Let us look into it. Wait if you can When a woman becomes pregnant, her body undergoes a lot of changes. These developments are […]

Did you know that you are eligible for a cataract surgery after your LASIK surgery? Not only that, you are eligible for any kind of refractive surgery that involves reshaping the cornea to improve vision. The only thing that you need here is to provide your eye surgeon with precise information about your eyes from […]

The sights, sound, and smells of the Christmas season give people some of the best couple and family memories over the years. The stories from gift giving range from what a person did not wish to receive to getting something you never dreamed of having. Over the years, giving the most appropriate and loving Christmas […]

Refractive surgery continues to improve and become more specialized. New technology results in improving vision in areas never considered before or age groups so keeping up with recent trends matter. What was not possible five years ago may become possible. The 2015 International Society of Refractive Surgery presented findings of preferences of doctors along with […]

A common myth exists that LASIK causes vertigo. But this myth is just that – a myth. The reality is that this surgery developed as a cornea reshaping procedure. Eye surgeons utilize lasers to conduct this procedure. No incision involved, and absolutely no blood loss. Therefore, there is no reason as to why this procedure […]

Refractive surgery using the LASIK procedure has been proven highly successful as far as from a doctor’s perspective. What about the patient’s opinion? The FDA had a set of studies done called Prowl 1 and Prowl 2. The FDA created a computer based questionnaire so laser eye surgery patients could report the outcomes of their […]